Fugitive Task Force captures Farmington assault suspect

Wednesday

Oct 17, 2012 at 3:15 AMOct 17, 2012 at 6:00 AM

By Samantha Allensallen@fosters.com

FARMINGTON — The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force reported they apprehended a wanted fugitive, known to have ties to the Farmington and Rochester areas, on Saturday in Southbridge, Mass.. Jason C. Henderson, 34, formerly of 37 Grove St., Apt. C, in Farmington, was indicted on two counts of second-degree assault against a juvenile known to him this past April. When he failed to show up for his scheduled court date at Strafford County Superior Court, a warrant was issued for the his arrest on May 3 for “failure to appear.”Henderson was featured this past spring in the U.S. Marshal’s “Fugitive of the Week” program, and Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeffrey White said authorities were notified this weekend when a concerned citizen looked him up and found a wanted description online. “Curiosity solved this case,” White told Foster’s. “They basically Googled his name and saw the ‘Fugitive of the Week’ post.” According to Strafford County Superior Court documents, Henderson assaulted a now 16-year-old male juvenile, in Farmington, on Oct. 11, 2011, at approximately 6:40 p.m. Henderson was charged with simple assault originally, following his arrest by the Farmington Police Department. He appeared before Rochester Circuit Court on March 20, 2012, and was released on $3,500 personal recognizance bail. Henderson was then indicted in April, on two counts of second-degree assault. The indictment filings allege Henderson gripped the boy’s throat in an attempt to strangle him, and also pressed his knee to the boy’s throat and neck, in attempt to choke him as well. Farmington police could not be reached for comment before press time.Second-degree assault is a Class B-level felony, which carries a potential sentence of three-and-a-half to seven years imprisonment and a $4,000 fine. White said he had a last known address for Henderson in Rochester, and believed the man would still be in the area of Rochester or Dover. Henderson was located in an apartment in the “300 block” of Hamilton Street in Southbridge, Mass. He was scheduled to go before Dudley District Court in Massachusetts on Monday, and court documents read if Henderson was apprehended, he would not be held on bail.Henderson was described in the wanted posting as 5’7’’, weighing approximately 150 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes and a medium build. He has tattoos on his finger, wrist, right arm and chest White added he believed Henderson was in hiding in Massachusetts, believing by crossing state lines he could evade police. “Unfortunately, he was wrong,” he said.